Sunday, 10 January 2010

Still housebound here, I actually managed to get the car out, only to drive up the road and nearly miss a car swerve into the side of me. So the car has remained a good walk away from the house (I live on a hill and there are no cars driving down my road). I managed a food shop, so the fridge is full and stocked up on cake making goodness and of course extra Hot Chocolate and marshmallows. Keeping me warm in my sewing is is my quilt work, nothing like managing a big quilt to keep the legs warm whilst in my sewing room, its so chilly that it shows your breath as 'dragons breath' as it escapes your warm body into the cold air. I am hunkering down in the kitchen most of the time. My kitchen is a haven of warmth and love, it really is the heart of this family home. Its big enough to hold a big old pine table with a miss match of chairs around it, I religiously change the oil cloth cover monthly, this makes me happy. It has a small sofa in the corner that the children cuddle up on with cushions and quilts to keep them toasty. The floor is big enough for a train track to be laid out on and of course the kitchens the place all the food is prepared...So my pile of books (see last post) sit on my kitchen table, and slowly I am devouring each book. It would only be right that I sit down with a cup of something warming and some sweet treat to help me in my reading.Over the last few days I have made various cakes and cookies from the Hummingbird bakery cook book has each one has turned out fabulous and scrumptious...My favourite so far being the marshmallow cup cakes... delightfulSo the view from my kitchen window is still rather white, its so cold here and many layers are needed to keep warm, last night while I sat by the fire, I pulled out from my wool stash the biggest chunkiest yarn I could find and started on a winter warmer jacket on HUGE needles.

I have a big treat next week, I am going on a crochet work shop, now I have been doing a little crochet myself, all self taught, but I fear what I call a treble stitch is not actually what it is, so I thought it would be an excellent way to meet up with some fellow yarn type people after days, no weeks, of not really seeing anyone, and an opportunity to learn a new skill, but the best bit is to spend the Christmas money that is burning a little hole in my pocket with the promise I made to the giver to only spend it on something for myself.

Right time for a cup of tea to warm my fingers up and put the oven on and pull out my knitting, Oh how I love lazy Sundays, by far the best day of the week.

The book looks lovely! I have just done a load of baking...cheese scones,cakes..and a roast...now sitting down and chilling for the rest of the day!Your kitchen sounds a lovely homely place to be!I taught myself to crochet when I was in 6th form....that's years ago! Goodness knows if I do the stitches correctly but they always look ok....ish!!Keep warm!;-)

Hi Suzie!I would love to hear how you get on with your crochet workshop as I am setting up something similar later in the year.If you have time would you perhaps email me with the sort of things you do, if you have time, as I want to see if I'm on the right tracks!I taught myself to crochet as a teenager so have been doing it for years now....and LOVE it!I want to be able to pass on my skills to someone else in an informal way.If you don't mind me asking would you let me know how much the workshop costs as again I don't want to overprice....Good luck with it alllook forward to seeing your projects!Karen x x x

We have lots of snow here too, and now I have a 4 x 4 and am never snowed in anymore! I used to quite like the thought f being snowed in as long as there was food and logs for the fire! I noticed a while ago in your blogs you mentioning that you may have to leave your family home soon, reading your latest post regarding your kitchen table and mis-matched chairs, it really is the people and things in a house that make it a home, and you do come through the otherside and realise you have strengths you never knew you had! Wishing you good fortune in 2010 Xx

hi suzie, my sewing room is too cold to be in without gloves on too and i also have dragon's breath... i am in the house instead, though it is pretty cold in here too. making a large quilt does sound sensible in this weather ..hope you enjoy your crochet workshop and a very happy 2010 to you.ginny xx

You're definitely in the right place with the weather the way it is - reading by the fire is perfect! Here it's a little warmer today and there's definite dripping sounds going on - hopefully we'll all see a thaw soon. Enjoy your crochet workshop - sounds like it will be fun.

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I am a Mom with two great Kids, I have been blogging as Suzie Sews for a few years now, writing about my creative life, sharing my life style and of course writing about life as a Mom. My life was happy, easy and I felt blessed. BAM!!! Out of the blue my life was turned upside down. I am facing the challenges and accepting the changes. So here I am still dyslexic, still Mothering, taking pictures, sewing and trying hard to be a Domestic Goddess whilst making a living. Holding it all together and wearing many hats and keeping all the juggling balls up in the air at the same time...